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The United Nations Security Council has voted to expand its ceasefire observer mission to Syria and is also demanding an immediate halt to the violence.
Up to 300 unarmed military personnel could be sent in as monitors. Currently there are eight UN observers in Syria. Two more were to arrive by Monday as the UN continues to build a 30-member advance team to oversee the ceasefire agreement, which has failed to stop the bloodshed.
CBC Reporter Melissa Kent said the new resolution was greatly "diluted."
"Gone is the condition that observers would be sent once the tanks and troops are pulled," Kent said from the UN in New York City. "This text called on Damascus to implement the pull-back but it leaves it up to [UN Secretary General] Ban Ki-Moon to decide whether or not it is safe to send in the observers."
Unlike most resolutions that call for reports to the Security Council in 30 days, the resolution adopted Saturday calls for reports every 15 days from the secretary general.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, in the toughest speech of the session, warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that if Syria doesn't implement all its commitments or obstructs the work of the monitors, the U.S. would pursue other "measures," which in diplomatic language usually means sanctions.
"Let there be no doubt, we, our allies and others in this body are planning and preparing for those actions that will be required of all of us if the Assad regime persists in the slaughter of the Syrian people," she said, adding that the U.S. will not wait 90 days to take these measures if Syria keeps flouting its obligations.
Monitors say more than 200 people have been killed since the ceasefire was announced April 12 and there are reports of more violence apparently tied to the 13-month uprising against the Assad regime.
Also on Saturday, both Reuters and Al Jazeera reported explosions near the Mezze military airport outside of Damascus. Gunfire could be heard in the vicinity soon after the blast, and the road leading to and from the airport has been closed.
Meanwhile, the state news agency said that an "armed terrorist" group blew up an oil pipeline in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, near the border with Iraq.
Russia, EU distribute rival draft resolutions
Prior to the vote on Saturday morning, the UN debate has focused on two draft resolutions, one from Russia and the other circulated by France on behalf of the European Union, both calling for more ceasefire monitors. The two resolutions disagree, however, on possible sanctions and transportation for the larger observer force.
The resolution merges rival Russian and European texts and drops a European threat of non-military sanctions if Syria fails to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from towns and cities.
The European draft had called for economic sanctions, such as asset freezes and travel bans if the Syrian regime fails to comply with the ceasefire agreement.
The Russian draft made no mention of such measures. Instead, the Russians say those responsible for human rights abuses on either side of the conflict should be "held accountable."
The use of helicopters and aircraft by the UN mission will likely dominate discussions in the coming days.
The initial Russian draft resolution made no mention of helicopters but the European version underlined the need for the Syrian government "to agree rapidly" with the UN on "the independent use of air assets" by the expanded force.
The final text underlines "the need for the Syrian government and the United Nations to agree rapidly on appropriate air transportation assets."
SANA said UN observers visited the central city of Homs and met with the district's governor on Saturday. Two observers stayed behind in Homs to keep monitoring the city, after the rest of the team left Saturday evening.
Activists reported that shelling by government forces stopped in Homs in advance of the visit.
In the Jouret el-Shayah neighbourhood, the observers were quickly thronged by residents who chanted, "The people want military intervention," according to video broadcast on Al Jazeera. Video from the same neighbourhood, posted online Saturday, showed observers walking silently through rubble-strewn deserted streets lined by heavily damaged apartment buildings.
A man in military uniform, apparently a rebel, pointed to the destruction, telling the team that "it's all destroyed buildings." Dozens of residents chanted, "The people want to execute the president," and "Freedom forever, against your will, Assad."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was the first time in more than a week that there has been a lull in the violence in Homs.
Salim Qabani, an activist based in Homs, said that troops were hiding armoured vehicles. He said tanks were pulled off the streets and into a police base.
A previous observer team, dispatched to Syria by the Arab League at the start of the year, withdrew after a month, unable to halt the fighting.
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Fruity Tessuti
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by JuliaBobbin
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A winter coat made with love for my gorgeous sister Angeline.
The coating fabric is a stunning wool/cashmere blend from Tessuti Fabrics
The lining is a silk cotton blend that I purchased from the do-it-yourself fabric website Spoonflower The print design of this fabric is by heidikenny
This coat, made using Butterick 5145 is inspired by the hot pink coat worn by Zooey Deschanel on the TV series 'New Girl'.
The coat is fully lined, with the addition of bound button holes; my new favourite technique!
This coat is so super soft and the colour alone is bright enough to warm you up in the bleakest of winters. Pity it's Summer in Australia!
For an overload of pictures and details, visit my blog at JuliaBobbin#
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Nov 29, 2012, 08.39 AMby tirrs
Nov 22, 2012, 10.49 AMby funkencreme
This coat is just so much fun. It really made me smile. Especially the lining. Great job!
Nov 21, 2012, 03.15 PMby dottty
How sweet, it looks great on your sister jj:)x
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.18 PMby JuliaBobbin
Thanks Dotty :) She does look pretty in pink
Nov 19, 2012, 08.43 AMby pauline alice
I just love your (sister's) pink coat! I've just make one and it's the best colour for winter, so cheerful. And it looks so good on your sister, she's very pretty in pink!
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.19 PMby JuliaBobbin
Thank you! Yes it's perfect for winter, and the cashmere makes it extra warm. Just because it's cold and dreary outside, doesn't mean your clothes have to match :)
Nov 18, 2012, 04.27 PMby anabella68
Julia ur sister haves a very lovely name Angeline My grand-daughter is Angelina too… she is 4 years old!!! and what a love pinky coat for winter!!!
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.19 PMby JuliaBobbin
Oh that's so lovely anabella! I love the name Angeline. My grandmother's name is Angiolina so my sister was named after her.
Thanks for your comment :)
Nov 18, 2012, 04.23 PMby anabella68
cute pinky jacket!!!!
Nov 18, 2012, 10.19 AMby Mary Athey
Oh miss bobbin!! this is such a gorgeous coat you choose well with the fabric and the linings fab. Its beautiful on your sis x
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.20 PMby JuliaBobbin
Well thank you very much Mary! I was very excited to find both of these fabrics and I'm really pleased with how the pattern turned out :)
Nov 18, 2012, 07.13 AMby Maimeo882002
That's awesome, how long does it take to make and how much did you pay for the material? I am so making this coat for this winter. Thank you for sharing.
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.23 PMby JuliaBobbin
All the hours added up, this coat probably took just shy of a week, but I made it pretty slowly. I added extra hand stitching and bound button holes which are more time consuming. Plus I'm pregnant so everything I do is slower these days :)
I treated myself and got some really good quality couture fabrics so the coat probably ended up costing around $200 for fabric and notions. You could easily make it for less though.
Nov 18, 2012, 04.24 AMby teacups+towers
Gorgeous and it suits your sister perfectly! Love it!
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Nov 21, 2012, 08.23 PMby JuliaBobbin
I think so too :) Thanks so much! x
Nov 18, 2012, 12.24 AMby Irina Schwab
Julia, you did it again! What a sweet little coat!
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Nov 18, 2012, 12.29 AMby JuliaBobbin
Thanks Irina! :)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Montee Ball ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, James White scored on runs of 69 and 50 yards, and Wisconsin set a school rushing record Saturday with 564 yards in a 62-14 rout at Indiana.
The Badgers (7-3, 4-2) will now have a chance to claim their third straight Big Ten crown after clinching a spot in the league's title game.
Ball also moved past 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and into second place on the FBS career list. He has 77 career TDs, trailing only Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio) who had 78.
Indiana (4-6, 2-4) hasn't beaten the Badgers since 2002 and had its two-game winning streak end.
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Here it is ladies and gentlemen, this week's very finest digital marketing infographic.
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This is the second time that I have made Rachael Ray's recipe for Ground Gyros & Tzasiki Sauce. My husband has traveled through Saudi Arabia and he says that the combination of spices give an authentic flavor. He loved it!
Tzasiki sauce is fast and easy to make. This one uses Greek yogurt (you really wanted the thickness), garlic, cucumber, lemon juice and I added a little cumin and fresh dill from my garden.
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To squeeze out the excess water in thawed spinach, I always turn to my potato ricer. Otherwise, use a clean dish towel or cheese cloth.
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While the lamb is roasting, I prepared my garnishes. We like alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and pepperoncini peppers. If you haven't tried peperoncini peppers, buy a jar of them. They're very mild and can add extra zip to sandwiches. Yummy!
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It is a new year and I suspect you are not at work again just yet but happily enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather we have been having. Well… here in Wellington anyway!
While you are still out and about can I remind you of some of the exhibitions that we have lent our collection items to?
At the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt, look for the seven paintings Te Papa lent to the exhibition titled Saskia Leek: Desk Collection. The exhibition provides the first opportunity for audiences to see a broad range of Leek's work and appreciate Leek as an artist whose works may be physically modest in scale, but whose artistic reach is considerable. The exhibition is on until 14 April 2013 so you have plenty of time to visit.
You have until 27 January 2013 to indulge in the sumptuous Victorian and Edwardian paintings at the Tauranga Art Gallery. Fifteen of the twenty-three paintings in the exhibition Love, Life and Loss: Emotive and Evocative Paintings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras are from Te Papa's collection.
If you are in Dunedin check out the exhibition Art in the Service of Science – Dunedin's John Buchanan on at the Hocken Collection gallery. You have until 22 April 2013 to spot the sixty-two botanical, bird and fossil drawings, wood engravings and watercolours Te Papa has lent to this exhibition.
Back in Wellington you have until 10 February 2013 to catch two exhibitions that include Te Papa collection items.
At the Adam Art Gallery the exhibition We will work with you, not for you! Wellington Media Collective 1978-1998 examines the politics of style implicit in the Wellington Media Collective's substantial body of graphic work, and through this lens, surveys a history of public culture in Wellington and New Zealand. Included in this exhibition is a flag from Te Papa's collection made for anti-Springbok rugby tour protests on the day of the second test at AthleticPark, Wellington, in August 1981. Made by Chris McBride, the flag is screen-printed in black and brown with a clenched fist and the words Amandla Amandla. Amandla, a Xhosa and Zulu word meaning power, combined with a clenched fist makes the flag forceful and dramatic. The Springbok protests were about something much deeper than rugby; people were taking a stand about apartheid in South Africa and racism in New Zealand.
You still have time to check out and find the Ben Cauchi photographs at the City Gallery Wellington. Ben Cauchi: The Sophist's Mirror explores Cauchi's intensive investment in and negotiation of the processes, histories and codes of photography offering new ways for historical photography techniques to work the contemporary world. Look out for The photographer's shirt from Te Papa's collection.


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Even though it takes up to three hours to groom the trails at the Mendenhall Lake Campground, it only takes a matter of minutes to reduce that fine corduroy to powdery pits and the predictable tracks to a pothole-ridden mess.
"It takes about four skiers and eight dogs," Scott Fischer said.
He smiled as he slipped on his gloves and fastened the strap on his ski pole. One day a week Fischer helps groom these trails. He is one of eight volunteers with the Juneau Nordic Ski Club, a local nonprofit aimed at supporting the Nordic skiing community in Juneau, that sets tracks for both classic and skate cross country skiing at the popular ski trails near Mendenhall Glacier. But he wasn't there to work that day; he was there just to ski.
A little further down the trail, Gastineau Elementary Teacher Dirk Miller was surrounded by a horde of first graders. These young skiers were sprawled like sea lions on the side of the trail.
At the intersection, a dog galloped by as it chased its owner who had rounded the corner only a few moments before.
It was barely 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
After only one ski, it's easy to see why these trails, which consist of only 3.3 kilometers, are so popular. Not only do they cater to a wide range of users, but the centrally-located, public use area is also completely free. However, frequent trail users are encouraged to become members of the Nordic Ski Club for a small fee.
Another member of the grooming team is Del Carnes. He's lived in Juneau since 1961 and his local skiing roots run deep, to the days when skiers trekked up to the Dan Moller Bowl on Douglas Island. He admits he's seen a lot change in the years he's lived here, like a road to the ski area, for instance. For the past six years, Carnes has helped to keep the trails groomed at the campground. His postings on trail conditions can be seen frequently on the Juneau Nordic Ski Club website.
"There's eight of us," Carnes said. "We do (the grooming) every day. There's not a set time to start, but most people start around 8 or 8:30. If we're just doing the campground, it takes a couple hours. If there's new snow, sometimes we'll use two machines and someone will break trail."
Sometimes, the groomed trails extend beyond the campground. When conditions are right, skiers are able to glide onto the snow-covered lake. Other times, Carnes said, the volunteer groomers will borrow the U.S. Forest Service equipment and groom the narrow trails in the Dredge Lakes area. And last year, after a good dump of snow, Jack Kreinheder, also a JNSC member, groomed portions of the Under Thunder Trail.
Other volunteer groomers besides Carnes and Fischer include Mary Ann Park, Don Thomas, Steve Gilbertson, Kerry Lear, Paul Swanson, Ray Imel, and sometimes said Carnes, Tim and Maureen Hall.
Each day, a different volunteer grooms the trails. And so far, costs are covered pretty easily by membership dues. The club is even looking at purchasing a third snow machine to fullfill some of the requests by local schools for groomed trails.
But it's not easy to turn out perfectly groomed ski trails every day. There are a multitude of variables, Carnes said. There's the type of snow — whether old, new or dirty — the temperature and, of course, the weather. They groom even when it's raining, he said.
But with the right tools, any job is doable.
"We have two main tools," he said. "There's a roller which is a commercially-made plastic culvert, which packs the snow down, and a compaction bar on the rear makes the corduroy pattern on the snow. We can pull a track-setter behind that. The other tool used quite often is the Ginzu, made by a company in West Yellowstone, called Yellowstone Track Systems."
Mounted on the bottom of the gear are a series of L-shaped blades which can be adjusted up or down. As the machine works, the blades shear off the top layer of snow, grind it up and then groom the trail into a clean surface for cross country skiing.
It can't be easy, however, to spend hours grooming the trails just to see it tracked up in a matter of minutes. But, for those who work to groom the trails daily, Carnes said, it's just part of the gig.
"You go out and groom, and you have this perfect pattern, and some skier comes by and tracks it up," Carnes said. "That's a problem we have. It would be better if we could groom at night, but when you have volunteers it's kind of hard to get people to go out at 8 or 9 o'clock at night and groom for a few hours."
Because, Carnes said, the tracks need time to set up. He said it's the classic track that takes a beating first.
And then of course you have the dogs. And then the walkers, and the snowshoers.
"It's pretty discouraging when you set the track and you see a couple skiers come, but they've got five dogs with them, and I have just quit and waited until they left. But it's a multiple use area and that's just the way it is," he said.
For those that work the trails at the campground, it's a labor of love. Carnes said everyone that grooms is a skier, and they do it purely because they enjoy the sport and want to make it possible for others to do the same.
"The only person that is not a cross country skier is Paul Swanson, who, of course, used to be the manager of Eaglecrest," Carnes said. "So, he has a lot of experience on big machines (and) he's always available. Why, if someone can't make it, he's wiling to jump in and do it."
Leaving the trails that Wednesday, Miller could be heard chatting with his students.
"Are we having fun yet?" he said.
A resounding "Yes!" blasted back.
Miller said the trails near the school are not nearly as fun as those at the campground. As the students pulled out mugs of hot chocolate and packages filled with snacks, it was clear to see that was absolutely accurate.
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This smartphone article has gotten a lot of buzz around the office in recent days. (By office I mean apartment I share with my dog, but the fact remains.) Nearly everyone in the office is talking about this article. Fifty percent.
Jason Hiner does a disservice to Android, which upsets me personally, but worse than that, he's so insulting to the entire smartphone-observant community that he's got me sticking up for the iPhone.
Some of Mr. Hiner's claims:
"Businesses will play a similar role in the smartphone business that they play in the PC market."
This is a simple one. Businesses have to buy PCs for their employees. They usually don't need to buy them phones, and additionally dictate which phone they buy. (And they don't generally dictate based on security, which Mr. Hiner revisits several times. The president has phone security. Ralph's Towing does not.)
Businesses may buy their employees phones, but most don't. Business' role in the PC market is much, much greater than their role in the smartphone market. Phone sales are consumer driven. Thirteen million iPhones were not sold last year to businesses. Businesses were not lined up around that ridiculous cube store in New York.
"It wasn't until iPhone 2.0 when the software added Exchange support and business-friendly features that iPhone sales really took off."
It also won Invention of the Year and dropped from $500 to $200, but who's counting? It must be businesses sending their people to camp out in front of the cube for two days. "Johnson, head down to the cube and buy yourself an iPhone…"
"Linux=Google Android (for the most part)"
Android only makes up twenty percent of the Linux handset market sales from Q4 2008. They've actually been making Linux phones for a while.
"…Symbian will have to go toe-to-toe with Google Android to fight for the hearts of open source software developers… Due to the current reach of Symbian, the strong open source overtures made by Nokia, and the fact that Android hasn't been a slam dunk with the open source community, I think Symbian has the advantage over Android."
Symbian does not have the advantage over Android in any way shape or form other than being first. Android has been out on a commercial phone for five months. Symbian has been on the market since 2001. Android is still an infant by comparison and has a lot of capacity to grow. It is not burdened by incompatible versions of a user interface , a ridiculously difficult development environment , disgruntled developers , and viruses .
Furthermore, I can tell you there's nothing that will make Symbian less popular with the open source community than charging $1,500 for access to the code.
And as long as we're talking about money, if this OS is so great, why have they started giving it away? When's the last time the open source project cost more than the hardware you were going to run it on?
Clearly Symbian (Nokia) is just reacting to the 20 percent it recently lost off its market share and nothing else. That's where the recent jab at Android came from. That's where the free phones are coming from. And that's why it's open source. It hopes to be on par with Android in a year or two, which is why its CEO not taking any swipes at the big boys on the way down.
"Windows Mobile is maddeningly difficult to use."
Okay, that one is true. I wouldn't have said difficult to use exactly. Maybe "extraordinarily frustrating." Windows bashing unites us all.
I think the worst thing that's wrong with Mr. Hiner's article is that he gets the smartphone market all wrong. Everything is going to change in six months, and then it's going to change again in another six months on and on, and every change will be somewhat radical and unexpected, but at the same time those seeds are already in the ground. Potential counts so much.
Before Apple was known for phones, you might be tempted to say it wouldn't be any good at it. There were no Google gadgets of any kind before the G1. And yet here we are. Following the trends by looking at the money and a few loosely defined concepts like "unified communications" and "fixed mobile convergence solutions" is like saying that Vista is going to be great because it sounds like a nice view.


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Warwick police are seeking two suspects in the theft of a large amount of tools from the Lowe's on Route 2 last month.
According to police, two men were observed entering the store just after noon on April 23. The men reportedly selected two carriages worth of tools – including DeWalt combo kits and a Husqvarna chainsaw – before running past the clerk out the door and leaving the scene in a gold or silver SUV.
The total value of the stolen items is nearly $3,000, police said.
Both men appear to be at least 35 years old with heavy builds, according to police. One of the men, seen wearing a coat, appeared to have a brace or pad on his left knee.
Anyone with information regarding the identity or location of the suspects is asked to contact Warwick police at 401-468-4239. Detective Dave Morrow is investigating.
how did they run past a clerk and was able to unload 2 carriages of tools and leave before anyone could stop them? Surly someone would have had the time to at least get the plate number?
Looks like the WPD has their best man on the case
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That bunny is one good painter - managed to stay completely clean despite all the splatters on the ground.
For some reason it reminds me of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
So much meaning in this shirt...great work as usual Patrick :D
Attention Woot!: I will need a poster of this one. I'll be looking for it during the next paper-item blitz ;)
Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. This shows that we don't always need pop culture or humor here at woot. We also enjoy a touch bittersweet melencholy.
Well done Patrickspens.
I am so glad this design won! I'm already in for one and I can't wait to get it. Patrick has done an amazing job not only with the art, but the emotion and message that is supposed to be conveyed and this is a very meaningful one to me that really hits close to home. Thank you patrick!!
I thought the design was heartbreaking...and then I read the write up. Wow. I need to go listen to Nyan cat or something.
Wow I never thought as a guy I would be buying a bunny shirt but the contrast and gritty nature of this is just awesome enough for me to wear.
It makes me feel like a little part of me that died inside came back to life. I like it.
+1 for the artist description.
Now there were only memories of the dirt beneath her feet and feeling of grass sliding pass her as she ran. But she remembered it and marked that memory onto every surface she could.
Ah, I'm glad to see this one made it. One of my favorites in the last derby.
Efrafa: Watership Down.
Awww... *sniff* this is just too sad.
bluejester wrote:Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. This shows that we don't always need pop culture or humor here at woot. We also enjoy a touch bittersweet melencholy.
Well done Patrickspens.
well said. I figured this design would be a winner. makes me want to paint as well figure out a mood in which I would actually wear it.
wow, pretty and also sad. reminds me of Madagascar the kids' movie and Big Yellow Taxi the song
I'm digging the Watership Down theme in the writeup. It's actually making me like the shirt more, even though it's basically unrelated.
Sorry Mr. Bunny but you're coming downtown with us. Graffiti is a serious problem in this city.
zekecatz wrote:Efrafa: Watership Down.
That was the first thing that popped into my head before I even saw the description :\
I saw a cartoon version of that when I was a kid and it had a lasting effect on me. I couldn't remember what it was called till just now though, and now I feel like I should try to find it again.
Anyway, really nicely done shirt, but I don't think I can buy it. I'll get too depressed.
What a dark, dark shirt...
The identity of Banksy has been revealed...
I was sad before I read the write up, but, no, they had to go and twist the knife with Watership Down references!
The things they made us read/watch as kids...
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Shout out to Narfcake! I just wanted to point out that I got firsts on the two most recent derby winners! Think I can get three in a row? I can't help myself and I can't keep my hands off of this one especially. I can't wait to see what next week has to offer!
Damn you patrickspen. I'm going broke in increments of $12.
I love this design, but I'll admit that the message makes me sad. I love nature and miss it as well. I feel for the little bunny dude.
well if I was still wearing woot shirts, I would be all over this. well done.
Wow: it's rare for art to evoke a mood as successfully as this piece does. Melancholy and grief ooze from every pixel.
For those who want a taste of the Watership Down trailer click here
For people who want the short, summarized, nightmare fuel version Click here
The actual story and film of Watership Down are pretty messed up.
I'm really contemplating buying this shirt because of the emotion. But I can't help to think that if you took the title away from the shirt, that the emotion sort of lessens or disappears. Because if I was to get the shirt, the title "Only Memories" won't be on it, so I don't think people will grasp how depressing it is and just see a bunny with a paintbrush that painted a forest mural on a wall.
I'll have to think about this one.
Joined today to buy this shirt. Love It!
I love this shirt so much I bought 2 just in case something ever happens to one of them.
Congrats on 1st place!
My 1st thought was of my favorite books "Watership Down". Love it- best WOOT! in weeks.
The artist's other shirts are also very, very dark. More descriptions as well...
...and 'Where's the Cheese?'
Well, thanks a lot Bunny. Now I need a drink. And a tissue.
Reminds me of happy little trees.
I would've loved this in another color. :[
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I'll have to think about this one.
I don't think the title is necessary to get the idea. I've been rooting for this shirt since I first saw it, and to tell you the truth, I did't have any idea what the title was until you mentioned it, I think the state of the concrete jungle around him, so to speak, is enough to get the theme across.
oh wow. I remember that book. I had to read it in freshman year ahaha......I hated it xD
If I buy this, am I going to get depressed every time I wear it?
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Unit 2: SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS
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Each day, students complete a warm-up that usually consists of spiraling the previous day's material, in addition to older material. Warm-up problems also sometimes extend lessons that students have encountered before to more unfamiliar contexts.
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Chemistry practice test 5
Question 1
The boiling point of benzene is 80OC. Estimate its molar heat of vaporization. Assume that it obeys Trouton's rule.
- 25.64 kJ mol-1
- 31.064 kJ mol-1
- 29.96 kJ mol-1
- 39.54 kJ mol-1
- 40.67 kJ mol-1
Correct Answer : b) 31.064 kJ mol-1
From the Trouton's law ΔH/Tb = 88 J mol-1 K-1
The given data is Tb = 80OC = 80+273 = 353 K
Therefore, ΔH = (88J mol-1 K-1) (353 K) = 31064 J mol-1 = 31.064 kJ mol-1
Question 2
The force of attraction between gaseous particles is
- Strong
- Weak
- Very strong
- Very weak
- Negligible
Correct Answer : e) Negligible
Due to very high kinetic energy, gaseous particles easily escape from the attractions of other particles and tend to maintain very long distances from each other. So, the attraction between gaseous particles is negligible.
Question 3
The coordination number of hcp structure is
- 6
- 4
- 8
- 12
- 2
Correct Answer : d) 12
Each sphere in hcp structure is in contact with 12 neighbouring spheres. Six spheres are on its own layer, three on the above layer and remaining three on the below layer. So, the coordination number of hcp structure is 12. For BCC structure it is 8. For ZnO it is 4.
Question 4
Diamond is an example for
- Ionic crystals
- Metallic crystals
- Covalent crystals
- Molecular crystals
- None of these
Correct Answer : c) Covalent crystals
In diamond, atoms are linked together by continuous system of covalent bonds. In ionic crystals, atoms are held together by ionic bonds. In metallic crystals, atoms are held together by metallic bonds. In molecular crystals, molecules are held together by weak Van der Waals forces.
Question 5
Select the incorrect phrase(s) about the significance of salt bridge
I. Connects the solutions of two half-cell reactions.
II. It keeps the solution of two half-cells electrically charged.
III. Prevents liquid-liquid junction potential.
- II only
- III only
Correct Answer : d) II only.
It keeps the solution of two half-cells electrically neutral. In anodic half-cell, positive ions will accumulate around the anode due to deposition of negative ions by oxidation. To neutralise these positive ions, sufficient number of negative ions are provided by salt bridge. Similarly for cathodic half-cell, it is vice-versa.
Question 6
Hess's law is related to ________ of the system.
- Free energy change
- Entropy change
- Enthalpy change
- Internal energy
- None of these
Correct Answer : c) Enthalpy change
Hess's law states that the enthalpy or heat energy change accompanying a chemical reaction is independent of the pathway between the initial and final states. ΔH for a single reaction can be calculated from the difference between the enthalpy (heat) of formation of the product and reactant.
ΔH0reaction = Σ ΔHf0 (products) – Σ ΔHf0 (reactant)
Question 7
7) Which one of the following molecules is held together by dative bond?
- AlBr3
- NaCl
- Al2 Cl6
Correct Answer : c)Al2 Cl6
In Al2 Cl6 lone pairs of electron from chlorine are donated to electron deficient aluminium in such a way that it is held together by dative bond, where aluminium acts as an electron acceptor and chlorine acts as an electron donor.
AlBr3 is a neutral ionic molecule. NaCl- ionic bond, C2 H6 - covalent bond,H2 O2– Hydrogen bond.
Question 8
Arrange the following atoms and ions in the increasing order of atomic size
Mg, Mg2+, Al, Al3+
- Al3+> Al > Mg2+> Mg
- Mg2+ Mg > Al3+> Al
- Mg > Mg2+ > Al > Al3+
- Mg > Al > Mg2+> Al3+
- Al3+> Mg2+ > Al > Mg
Correct Answer : d) Mg > Al > Mg2+> Al3+
Atomic radii decrease across the period. Cations are smaller than their parent atoms. Among these isoelectronic ions, the one with larger positive nuclear charge will have the smaller radius. So, here the largest atom is Mg and the smallest one is Al3+.
Question 9
Which of the following groups has –I effect?
- Both a and c
Correct Answer : d) –C6 H5
The polarisation of the bond is due to electron withdrawing or electron donating effect of adjacent atoms or groups. Such a type of electron displacement along a carbon chain is called Inductive effect. Eg: C –>--- C –>--- C –>--- C6 H5 The electron withdrawing nature of groups or atoms is called negative inductive effect. C6H5 is the only group, which has –I effect. Since --C6 H5 is electron-withdrawing group, it pulls up the electrons towards itself. Thereby it creates a partial positive charge in adjacent carbon atoms and partial negative charge in phenyl group (C6 H5).
Question 10
An example for interpolation error is
- Incorrect identification of indicator's color change in titration
- Guessing the correct value between two calibrated marks on the metre scale
- Zero setting of the needle in analog display
- Calibration of measured instrument
- None of these
Correct Answer : b) Guessing the correct value between two calibrated marks on the metre scale
Guessing the correct value between two calibrated marks on the metre scale is an example for interpolation error. It is one of the two types of human or personal errors.
Incorrect identification of indicator's color change in titration – Operative error. Zero setting of the needle in analog display – static error. Calibration of measured instrument - Instrument error.
Question 11
The one which is most commonly used as a detection of developed colorless chromatogram spots in T.L.C plate is
- Iodine
- Phosphorus
- Water
- Copper salts
- Ammonia
Correct Answer : a) Iodine
The spots of colorless compounds can be detected by placing the T.L.C plate in a closed jar containing few crystals of iodine. Spots of compounds, which absorb iodine, will indicate as a brown color.
Question 12
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for acid is
- pH = pKa- log ([A-] / [HA])
- pH = pKa + log ([HA] / [A-])
- pH = pKb + log ([B] / [HB+])
- pH = pKa+ log ([A-] / [HA])
- pH = pKa+ 2log ([A-] / [HA])
Correct Answer : d) pH = pKa+ log ([A-] / [HA])
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation explains whether a compound will exist in its acidic form or in its basic form at a particular pH. [A-] = Molar concentration of a conjugate base. [HA] = Molar concentration of an undissociated weak acid (M).
Question 13
An azeotropic mixture is also called
- Increased boiling mixture
- Decreased boiling mixture
- Constant boiling mixture
- Either a or b
- None of these
Correct Answer : c) Constant boiling mixture
A pure chemical compound boils at a constant temperature and distils over completely at the same temperature without any change in composition. It is also known as constant boiling mixture.
Question 14
A system is said to be in equilibrium at all the times. Such a process is called
- Irreversible process
- Equilibrium process
- Static process
- Quasi-static process
- Reversible process
Correct Answer : d) Quasi-static process
A quasi-static process is the one in which the system may be considered to be in equilibrium at all times.
Question 15
Which one of the following is an intensive property?
- Volume
- Density
- Mass
- Energy
- None of these.
Correct Answer : b) Density
Density is the only intensive property of the above-mentioned properties. All other properties are extensive properties. Intensive property of a system is that which is independent of the amount of the substance present in the system. Extensive property of a system depends upon the amount of substance or substances present in the system.


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TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police have identified the killer of opposition leader Chokri Belaid as a member of a radical Islamist Salafi group who is on the run, Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh said on Tuesday.
Larayedh, who remains Interior Minister until his government is formed, told a news conference police had arrested four accomplices who are also ultra-orthodox Salafis.
The assassination of secular politician Belaid on February 6 provoked the biggest street protests in Tunisia since the overthrow of strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali two years ago.
A security source said on Monday a Salafi had been arrested in connection with the killing, while Tunisia's Express FM radio cited a senior security official as saying police had arrested three Salafis, including a police officer, over the murder.
"Now we have identified the killer of Belaid and he is on the run. The police are looking for him," Larayedh said.
One of the arrested suspects had accompanied the gunman who shot Belaid outside his home before escaping on a motorcycle, he said, adding that the group had mounted surveillance of Belaid's home and a nearby square for several days before the attack.
Hundreds of bystanders watched on Tuesday as two of the detained suspects re-enacted the shooting at the scene amid a heavy security presence, local media said.
The Interior Minister did not confirm the Express FM report that one of those detained was a police officer.
"Identifying the killers of Belaid reinforces confidence in the judiciary and in the neutrality of security (forces)," said Larayedh, who belongs to the moderate Islamist Ennahda party.
After his announcement, Belaid's widow Basma said it was still not clear who had orchestrated her husband's assassination, which was the first in Tunisia for decades.
"It's good to know who killed Chokri, but it is very important to know who gave the order because it was a very organized crime," she told France's Europe 1 radio in Paris.
No one has claimed responsibility for the killing. Ennahda has denied accusations by some, including Belaid's brother, that it was involved in the assassination, which it has condemned.
In a statement, Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi denounced such accusations against his party and called for Belaid's assassins to be severely punished for a "heinous crime which ... endangered civil peace and co-existence among Tunisians".
Ennahda "calls on all political parties, civil society associations and all Tunisians committed to the revolution to work in solidarity and cooperation so as not to give any chance to those who wish to drag the country towards violence and in-fighting," the statement said.
In a dig at Salafis, it also urged young Tunisians to "promote moderate thought and balance which eschews takfir (accusing another Muslim of apostasy) and violence".
Salafis prevented several concerts and plays from taking place in Tunisian cities last year, saying they violated Islamic principles. Salafis also ransacked the U.S. Embassy in September during worldwide Muslim protests over an Internet video.
A hardline Tunisian Salafi group, Ansar al-Sharia, which is said to have links to al Qaeda, is led by Saifallah ben Hussein, who is better known as Abu Iyadh. He is wanted by police on incitement charges in connection with the U.S. embassy attack.
Many Ansar al-Sharia members, including Abu Iyadh, were jailed in Tunisia during the Ben Ali era.
Secular groups have accused the Ennahda-led government of a lax response to Salafi attacks on cultural venues and individuals in recent months.
After Belaid's death, Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali tried to restore calm by proposing an apolitical cabinet of technocrats to organize a parliamentary election, but resigned after opposition from within his own Ennahda party scuppered the plan.
On Friday, President Moncef Marzouki asked Ennahda's nominee Larayedh to form a new government within 15 days.
The so-called Jasmine Revolution that toppled Ben Ali in January 2011 was the first of several Arab uprisings.
Tunisia's political transition has been more peaceful than those in neighboring Egypt and Libya, but tensions are running high between Islamists elected to power and liberals who fear the loss of hard-won liberties.
While Islamists did not play a major role in the Tunisian revolt, the struggle over Islam's role in government and society has emerged as one of the most divisive political issues.
Salafis, not all of whom espouse violence, want a broader role for religion in Tunisia, alarming secular elites who fear they will seek to impose their strict views at the expense of individual freedoms, women's rights and democracy.
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As one of three Jack Kerouac motion pictures to be released in the U.S. within a six-month span, this offbeat drama from writer-director Michael Polish (Michael Polish) cinematizes Kerouac's 1962 novel of the same name. While the original tome enlisted pseudonyms for the real-life literary figures, however, the movie version dispenses with aliases. The film finds Kerouac (Jean-Marc Barr) disenchanted with the Beat mythos and hounded from all corners by fans who hunt him down and demand his autograph. In need of solace, he slips into self-imposed exile, via a retreat at his friend Lawrence Ferlinghetti's (Anthony Edwards) cabin in seaside Big Sur, CA. Within a few days, however, he grows equally restless there and heads back to San Francisco to fraternize with Ferlinghetti and other buddies, including Neal Cassady (Josh Lucas), a married man who introduces Jack to his mistress, beautiful single mother Billie (Kate Bosworth). Jack and Billie fall for one another instantly, and begin a passionate affair, but over the following days, Jack slips into an inexorable funk, sitting in an armchair for an inordinate amount of time and refusing to move or function. Ultimately, he suggests to Billie that they try to return to Big Sur once more, to recapture the magic of the past; the young woman agrees, though she desperately wants Jack to settle down and start a family with her, and it remains entirely unclear if he's capable of doing so. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Tsutomu Takahashi was born in Tokyo. His first manga was 'Jiraishin', and it appeared in Afternoon de Kodansha. His one-shot manga 'Alive' has been adapted into a film by Ryuhei Kitamura. His serials 'Skyhigh' and 'Blue Heaven' also know TV adaptations. In 2000, he began the serial 'Tetsuwan Girl' in the weekly magazine Morning.
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|MIXED UP MUSEUM SLAB. Can you spot the star fish, mixed with trilobites, mixed with chunks of wood? Most people miss the fact that the star fish and trilobites lie every which way including upside down, sideways and some right way up. This again was not formed when creatures just died and fell to the bottom. Jumbled pieces of land material and water creatures prove differing environments have been torn apart then buried together. A third key point of our museum is if fossil creatures weren't buried where they are found, then they lived somewhere else, so the rocks don't represent buried environments. Therefore you can't simply add up layers one on top of the other and think you are looking at the history of life, when in reality you are just looking at the record of where creatures are dead. Time is not the key, process is. This will also be the key theme of our Darwin on the Rocks part 4 which we have finally, praise the Lord, got some spare time to begin reinvesting in after all the losses, DVD studio damages etc caused by last year's horrendous weather in south east Queensland. To order DVD DARWIN ON THE ROCKS PART 4 click Web Shop
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Here is an article I got off the messengers list from Mr. White of Dublin.
In a very unpopular city for cyclists, one company is having a go at messengering:
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StrongWomen Program
StrongWomen programming for the Fairbanks area is held in the old University Park building on University Ave. Please contact Roxie Dinstel, Health, Home and Family Program Chair, for more information on the curriculum and how to enroll.
There are currently four StrongWomen groups exercising on Monday mornings in the Interior: 9 a.m. at the Senior Center in Fairbanks; 9:30 at Santa's Seniors in North Pole; 10:00 at Old UPark; and 11 a.m. at Old UPark.
There are trainings available for those who wish to lead StrongWomen classes. To find out about starting a StrongWomen program in your community, contact Roxie Dinstel at 907-474-2426.
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The largest business federation in the United States is calling on leaders in government, business and labor to unite around an ambitious goal of creating 20 million jobs over the next decade. In his annual state of American business address Tuesday in Washington , U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue noted encouraging signs for American businesses in 2010 but said the biggest obstacle is "uncertainty."
Despite signs of a gradually improving economy, job growth continues to lag in the U.S. Unemployment remains high at 10 percent - after the economy shed another 85,000 jobs last month.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue says the reason is obvious: uncertainty is causing large and small businesses to think twice before hiring new workers. "If you were in their shoes today, would you jump quickly into new investments and hiring? Or would you wait for some clarity and common sense to take hold first?," he said.
At the Chamber's annual state of American business address, Donohue outlined what he called an "achievable plan" to create 20 million jobs in 10 years. The five point plan includes expanding U.S. exports around the world, rebuilding the nation's infrastructure and maintaining taxes at current levels.
Donohue says introducing new taxes now would further slow economic growth, or worse, bring about another period of decline. "Congress, the administration and the states must recognize that out weak economy simply could not sustain all these new taxes, regulations and mandates now under consideration. It's a surefire [certain] recipe for a double-dip recession, or worse," he said.
Donohue was particularly harsh over a proposal by the White House to tax bank transactions in order to recoup some of the money used to bail out troubled banks. Donohue said it was a bad idea because the costs would simply be passed on to consumers. "There are so many unintended circumstances when you try and 'gerrymander' [redrawing boundaries to gain political advantage] the economic system to try and meet your political objectives. It's a bad idea. Fortunately, the congress would have to approve this," he said.
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Ohio groundbreaking set for Air Force museum add
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Groundbreaking ceremonies are set for a new building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in southwestern Ohio.
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is among officials planning to take part June 3 at the museum near Dayton. The ceremony isn't open to the public.
The event will signal the start of construction the museum's fourth building, a 224,000-square-foot addition. Plans call for work to be completed in late summer 2015, with a public opening in 2016.
The building will host the presidential aircraft gallery, an expanded space gallery, the research and development gallery, and a global reach gallery about airlift operations.
The presidential aircraft and research exhibits are currently in hangars that require visitors to take shuttles at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.


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NFL "On the rise" lists are a dime a dozen this time of year. Most of the lists look roughly the same, with many of the same players. There's an obvious reason for that, of course: we all watch the same preseason games, visit the same training camps, talk to the same coaches and keep our eyes on the same storylines. If a coach announces that last year's first-round pick (who missed most of his rookie year with an injury) is having an outstanding camp, then plugs the kid in with the first string, then the kid scores a 70-yard touchdown, he's a mortal lock for "on the rise" status.
The Mandatory Monday Who's Next list does not try to reinvent the can opener: many of your favorites of the preseason watch list genre make an appearance. But there are a few surprises as well. From breakout stars to rising role players who will have a surprising impact on the playoff race, here are the guys we will be talking about in 2014 and beyond. Besides Johnny Manziel, of course.
Montee Ball, Running Back, Broncos
Stupid appendix. It just sits there, like an easily-infected time bomb, waiting to become an inflamed career roadblock the moment your first training camp as a starter is about to begin. So instead of taking reps with Peyton Manning and mastering the finer points of his audible-heavy style, you are lying around eating lime sherbet and croaking with a burning throat. Oh wait, that's tonsils.
Ball had an appendectomy three weeks ago but was back in the lineup for the Broncos on Saturday night, gaining 34 yards on eight touches with the starting offense. Ball rushed for 559 yards and four touchdowns last season but usually ceded the receiving and blocking chores to Knowshon Moreno. He caught four passes in limited action on Saturday, a sign that he has become a full-fledged "Peyton Back" in the Knowshon/Joseph Addai mold. (Edgerrin James was something else completely.)
Peyton Backs don't have to be Adrian Peterson-level talents. They need to be ready for audible running plays, know who to block in pass protection and do more with swing passes than gain a yard or two before running out of bounds. Ball, a slasher who rushed for over 5,000 yards at Wisconsin, has absorbed enough of the passing game to stay on the field. That means he will get 50-60 receptions to go with his rushing yardages, plus all the privileges (defenses on their heels, extra scoring opportunities) Peyton Backs enjoy.
Teddy Bridgewater, Quarterback, Vikings
Johnny Manziel will generate twenty times the headlines. Blake Bortles may be the better long-range prospect. Derek Carr may be the first one to crack the lineup. But no rookie quarterback is as poised as Bridgewater to have a standout rookie season, in part because few rookie quarterbacks are as poised as Bridgewater.
Bridgewater landed in an excellent situation. Adrian Peterson remains the focal point of the Vikings offense. Cordarrelle Patterson, Greg Jennings and Kyle Rudolph provide a playoff-caliber receiving corps. Left tackle Matt Kalil anchors a solid offensive line. Mike Zimmer and Norv Turner won't ask Bridgewater to be a savior, just a ball distributor who limits mistakes and gets the ball in the hands of the playmakers.
Zimmer and Turner won't even ask Bridgewater to start immediately; Matt Cassel will probably break camp as the starter. When it comes to rookie quarterbacks, finishing the season is much more important than starting it. The Bridgewater who was ready to lead two-minute drills and scoring drives in August will be ready to do more when his number is called. When he does start, Bridgewater will be the beneficiary of many screen-and-run touchdowns, thanks to Peterson/Patterson/etc. Those still count, and they can keep a rookie productive and confident while the rest of his game develops.
Justin Britt and James Carpenter, Offensive Line, Seahawks
The Seahawks title defense hinges on their offensive line. Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch cannot be expected to do so much by themselves this season, and left tackle Russell Okung and center Max Unger are only as good as the weaker links surrounding them.
Britt, this year's second-round pick, has emerged as the clear-cut starter at right tackle, beating veteran Eric Winston for the job in camp. Britt is a size-strength-mobility marvel who has made some rookie mistakes in preseason action but gets better by the game. He's a great blocker on the move -- a big deal in the Seahawks' screen game -- and he can manhandle quality defenders when he doesn't make a technical blunder.
Carpenter, an injury-prone former first-rounder, has shed weight after a frustrating 2013 season when he was stuck in a rotation role on a line that desperately needed healthy (and in-shape) bodies. He will never be the star tackle the Seahawks were looking for in the 2011 draft, but after the best training camp of his career, he should settle in as a very reliable guard.
Few teams as great as the 2013 Seahawks had a unit as bad as their offensive line was. If Britt and Carpenter improve that line significantly, imagine what it can do for the defending champs.
Tank Carradine, Defensive Line, 49ers
Carradine is a staple of 2014 preseason watch lists, and it is easy to see why. Take a major-college standout who recorded 11 sacks in his final season at Florida State. Stick him on the injured reserve while rehabbing an ACL tear he suffered at the end of his college career. Give him 60 snaps in the preseason opener, allowing him to rack up eight tackles and a sack (in a televised game full of unheard-of players). Presto! Instant buzz.
The buzz is deserved. Carradine is still officially a backup on one of the NFL's best defenses, but he's a nasty quickness-power package with the ability to complement -- and one day replace -- Justin Smith as the Niners' best penetrator on their 3-4 line.
Carradine is the kind of player the 49ers like to gamble upon as they outsmart the market in an effort to sustain success: a damaged-goods prospect who was drafted below his talent level and brought along slowly. The hit rate for these Carradine-Marcus Lattimore-Brandon Thomas types will never be 100 percent (Lattimore, sadly, will probably not be making any watch lists), but if Carradine regains his 2012 form, he will be a die roll that came up boxcars.
Josh Chapman and Arthur Jones, Defensive Tackle, Colts
Fans call Chapman "Chapnado." Chuck Pagano once called him "a 900-pound safe." Chapman is not quite 900 pounds -- he's more like 320 -- and he is not an intentionally bad movie, either. He's a mountainous run stuffer, with the potential to be more now that he has fully recovered from the massive knee injury he suffered late in his college career. Chapman will never record double-digit sacks, but he is slimmer and quicker than he was last year, when he was basically a sleeping moose in the middle of a country highway: immobile, tricky to get around and potentially dangerous, but manageable if you knew what you were doing.
Jones is the eldest brother in America's toughest sports family: middle brother Jon is a UFC champion, while baby bro Chandler is a star lineman for the Patriots. Arthur may be the least known of his siblings, but he is a Pagano favorite from Baltimore: a 300+ pound hybrid tackle who can slide all over the line, occupying blocks and causing disruption.
The Colts are the contenders no one is talking about. They reached the playoffs the last two seasons, a division full of rebuilding teams all-but-guarantees a return and they are led by one of the league's best young quarterbacks. We just assume that they will again hit a Tom Brady-Peyton Manning wall and bounce backward. Chapman and Jones represent a different wall, one that can take away opponent's running games and force Brady-Manning types to do more with their arms than they like to at this point in their careers.
Derek Dimke, Kicker, Saints
Dimke has not yet won the kicker battle against veteran Shayne Graham, but the concession speech is coming soon. Graham missed an extra point in a dome in the preseason opener and has been inconsistent in practices and scrimmages. Dimke has been perfect in the preseason and more impressive in practice. Graham's huge experience edge -- Dimke has never kicked in an NFL game after two seasons of tryouts with multiple teams -- won't help him much when he is missing 33-yarders indoors.
The Saints have not had a reliable kicker in years, opting instead to alternate between erratic Garrett Hartley and whichever 40-something answered the phone first when Hartley was hurt/suspended/too terrible to cope with. Dimke represents the Saints' best chance to turn their biggest weakness into a source of strength. All the Saints need for a deep playoff run is a kicker who makes all the field goals he is supposed to make.
The loser of the Graham-Dimke battle will probably wind up in Denver for four games, thanks to the Matt Prater suspension. So even if Sean Payton gets the midnight cold sweats and wakes up shouting KEEP THE OLD GUY, Dimke could still find himself kicking playoff-critical field goals.
Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee, WR, Jaguars
Ace Sanders entered a substance abuse counseling program and is facing a suspension when he returns. Rookie Allen Robinson pulled a hamstring and will probably miss the start of the season. According to Jaguars tradition, these setbacks should be enough to cripple the offense: left with no one but Marcedes Lewis to throw to (again), Blake Bortles goes bust, while Chad Henne grabs the mop-and-bucket for another cleanup on aisles 6 through 16.
But the Jaguars are bucking tradition. They doubled-down on rookie receivers in a deep draft class, and Lee has taken over Sanders' role as the tough traffic receiver. Some of his preseason numbers look a little hinky -- Lee caught three passes for just ten yards against the Lions -- but Lee is showing that he has what it takes to be a useful possession role player as a rookie.
While Lee has caught passes on six-yard crossing routes, Hurns has claimed the spotlight with 13 preseason receptions for 230 yards and a touchdown, most of the production accumulated with the starting offense. Hurns went undrafted despite a 62-1,162-6 season at Miami; he's skinny, his workout numbers weren't great and the draft was crawling with Lee and Robinson types hanging around on the second and third days.
With Cecil Shorts still available as a deep threat and Lewis looking reborn in a more functional Jaguars offense, Hurns could find a niche as a very productive third receiver. And the third Jaguars receiver could actually become someone you give a darn about.
Micah Hyde, Defensive Back, Packers
Hyde is neither a traditional safety nor a traditional cornerback. He's more like Tyrann Mathieu without the hype and cool nickname. Hyde took over a nickel role last year similar to the one Charles Woodson perfected during the Packers' Super Bowl run. With the rest of the Packers secondary struggling, Hyde flew around the field making some plays but whiffing on a few others. He was undisciplined and mistake-prone, but he was also breathtakingly fast.
The Packers drafted Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to handle traditional safety duties beside Morgan Burnett, but Hyde will keep finding his way onto the field as a slot corner or "heavy nickel" safety who brings intense pressure off the blitz and covers a lot of ground in underneath zone coverage. Dom Capers' defense is designed to allow athletes like Hyde to attack. Now that he has a year of experience and reinforcements around him, Hyde can evoke some fond Woodson memories.
Jerry Hughes, Defensive End, Bills
Placing a player with double-digit sacks last year on a prospect list may seem a little weak: hasn't Hughes already "arrived?"
Well, the bulk of Hughes' sacks came after the world stopped paying attention to the 2013 Bills. (After mid-September, in other words.) And Hughes, a situational pass rusher, notched just 32 solo tackles to go with his ten sacks. The former Colts first-round pick had drifted into obscurity before the Bills traded for him during the 2013 draft. So while six sacks in November and December pushed Hughes into double digits, they did not make him a household name.
The Bills have switched to a 4-3 defense, and Hughes is now the starting end opposite Mario Williams on one of the NFL's strongest front fours. He may not benefit from Mike Pettine's mix-and-match schemes anymore, but Hughes won't leave the field as often, either. Hughes has been focusing on his run defense to become a more complete player, and the attention Williams and tackles Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams draw will keep Hughes single-blocked all season long.
Also, Hughes just turned 26 years old two weeks ago. Bill Polian may have reached for him in the first round of the 2010 draft, but a two-time Mountain West Defender of the Year who was still only 21 through much of his first training camp can be forgiven for blossoming a little late.
Justin Hunter, Wide Receiver, Titans
Hunter has slid into the Chris Johnson niche in the Titans ecosystem. He's the super-talented player everyone frets over, mostly for fantasy purposes, so we can safely ignore the rest of the Titans. The team motivated the inconsistent 6-foot-4 speedster by making him wear a J.A.G. ("just another guy," of course) jersey during practices a few weeks ago. The good news is that he responded with two touchdown catches against the Saints. The bad news is that the Titans still have 30 or 40 of those jerseys lying around.
We've read scouting reports on receivers like Hunter dozens of times before: size and speed you cannot coach, the athleticism to out-jump or simply glide away from defenders, but inconsistent hands, focus, technique and motivation. Receivers like Hunter have a habit of breaking your heart, but not before they give you something to fall in love with. Hunter produced five pass plays of 30+ yards in limited action with bad quarterbacks last year. The quarterbacks look a little better (Jake Locker has had a pair of decent preseason starts), and Hunter's role will increase this year. There will still be ups and downs, but it is all a matter of proportions.
Rashad Jennings, Running Back, Giants
Jennings may be the ultimate Tom Coughlin running back. He's the Anti-Brandon Jacobs. Jacobs was powerful and shockingly fast and about as reliable as a stolen cable box. Jennings is pretty big and fast enough, but he's a 29-year-old journeyman, not the kind of guy who usually appears on watch lists. His game is built around reliability and versatility, peppered with a surprising nose for the highlight reel.
Jennings will share the Giants backfield with rookie bulldozer Andre Williams, but the Giants offense is now built around short passes, and Williams has hands like drill bits. Jennings will grind along with about 15 rushes and five catches per game, quietly making the most of his first full-season opportunity to be a featured back. If he improves slightly on his 2013 Raiders numbers -- 1,025 total yards, six touchdowns -- Coughlin will be thrilled, and the Giants will look more like their 2007-2012 heyday than the team that grabbed running backs from turnpike underpasses last year.
Travis Kelce, tight end, Chiefs
Kelce trended on Twitter last week. The 2013 third-round pick caught 69 and 43-yard touchdowns in his first two preseason games and the fantasy football community began buzzing about the next big thing at tight end. Kelce was a sleeper when the magazines went to print in June, which means your brother-in-law will probably get a little ahead of himself and draft him in the third round this week.
Kelce is technically the backup tight end behind Anthony Fasano, but the receiver-thin Chiefs are likely to use lots of two-tight end sets this year. Andy Reid called for two tight ends on 24 percent of snaps last season, even though Kelce missed most of the season with a knee injury and Fasano was also hurt for seven games. When the Chiefs want their five best skill-position weapons on the field, they will call for Kelce.
Kelce was a classic seam-stretcher at Cincinnati who averaged 16 yards per catch in his final season. He has the speed and body control to be a reasonable Jimmy Graham facsimile. Experience and blocking ability will keep Fasano in the starting lineup, but Kelce has the potential for 50 catches and a half-dozen touchdowns. Whether that floats your fantasy boat depends on how deeply you waded into the hype.
Numerous other Young Tight Ends
One reason to pump the breaks on the Kelce enthusiasm is that Kelce is hardly alone. The NFL is teeming with athletic young No. 2 tight ends.
LaDarius Green would be a starter on most teams, but, in San Diego, he is trapped behind Antonio Gates, who refuses to age like a normal human. Zach Ertz would be generating a lot more buzz for the Eagles if Brent Celek had not looked so good in the preseason. Rookie Eric Ebron will soon outstrip Brandon Pettigrew in Detroit, but his touches will still be limited by Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate. Gavin Escobar will play second fiddle to Jason Witten in Dallas this year, but like Green, he has the ability to do much more. And we're not even counting more established young second tight ends like Tyler Eifert.
The two-tight end personnel group is a perfect complement to the no-huddle offense. That second tight end can line up anywhere from fullback to split wide, so his presence on the field does not limit the offensive formations or play calls. As more teams experiment with no-huddle strategies, and as colleges churn out 6-foot-6 250-pounders who can run and catch, second tight ends will see increased playing time and reception totals.
So this may be the year of the No. 2 tight end. Kelce will lead the way, but he will have a small army marching behind him.
Saints: The Next Generation
Derek Dimke was singled out earlier because I am fascinated by kicker controversies in general and Sean Payton's Garrett Hartley fixation in particular. But the Saints' Super Bowl hopes rest with a whole slew of young players who were not around when the team won it all five years ago.
Terron Armstead now protects Drew Brees' blind side and got better every week at the end of last season. Tim Lelito, an undrafted rookie from Grand Valley State last year, is being groomed to take over for Jonathan Goodwin at center. Kenny Stills will be Brees' next great all-purpose weapon: he has gliding speed and a knack for getting open on third downs. Kenny Vaccaro will join Jairus Byrd and Rafael Bush in a secondary that will use tons of three-safety formations. Vaccaro will operate as something halfway between a linebacker and a safety, with Byrd playing center field behind him. Rookie Brandin Cooks is a hybrid of Darren Sproles and Devery Henderson. Khiry Robinson is the kind of role player who excels in the Saints' backfield rotation. And then there are all the young defenders who came of age last year, like Junior Galette, Cameron Jordan and Akiem Hicks.
In other words, the Saints are not an old team. They have an old quarterback, and they have some old faces like Marques Colston and Champ Bailey, but they have an exciting young nucleus. The Seahawks and Niners may still be better, but the Saints have room to grow, and no team lead by Drew Brees can ever be overlooked.
Taylor McCuller, Fullback-Linebacker, Patriots
Bill Belichick loves two-way players. From Troy Brown and Julian Edelman subbing on defense to Mike Vrabel serving as a goal line tight end, Belichick has defied labels and reengineered roles for unique players. Why restrict undrafted rookie linebacker McCuller to defense when he was an all-purpose back in high school? All McCuller needed for his dual role was two jerseys so he could switch uniform colors during practices.
McCuller has played 42 snaps on offense and just a handful on defense and special teams in the offseason, so he is clearly getting a long look at his new position. He caught a 17-yard touchdown against the Panthers, so he is more than a goal line blocker. But will McCuller have a role when Rob Gronkowski completes his return to the lineup, making extra fullback H-back types superfluous? Belichick found a two-way role for Dan Klecko for several years, so anything is possible. Even if McCuller ends up bouncing to and from the practice squad and chasing punt returners, he's a very Patriots kind of player. And if he winds up doing more, you are guaranteed to hear about it.
Bishop Sankey, Running Back, Titans
There are a few things standing between Sankey and the Rookie of the Year award that could be his to claim. Sammy Watkins and the best rookie receiver class since 1996 will have something to say about the award voting, but rookie receivers often face problems that don't affect rookie running backs. None of Sankey's fellow rookie rushers has as clear a path to a featured role behind a solid offensive line. Sankey is useful in the passing game and only needs to siphon carries from Shonn Greene, who should be issued one of those Justin Hunter J.A.G. jerseys.
The only things really standing in the way of a 1,000+ yard season and serious award consideration are Sankey's hands. He had a case of the rookie fumbles in both camp and preseason games. Sankey must run laps every time he loses a football in practice, because we all know that a fumbling problem can be punished away (gosh, coach, I did not know I was supposed to hold on to the football until you made me run all those gassers). Fumbles often fade with the rookie jitters, and once Sankey proves he can take care of the ball, the Titans will have a consistent, multi-purpose slasher to feature in their backfield.
Markus Wheaton, Wide Receiver, Steelers
As mentioned earlier, lists like these are made for former well-regarded prospects that were limited by injuries as rookies. You know how the news cycle goes: incoming rookies are scrutinized, analyzed, hyped and then forgotten if they suffer something as minor (yet temporarily debilitating for a wide receiver) as a finger injury.
Wheaton caught 91 passes for 1244 yards and 11 touchdowns for Oregon State in 2012, but a broken finger kept him off the field for over a month last season. Wheaton did everything possible to master the Steelers offense while injured, running routes and reaching to catch imaginary footballs. The extra work paid off, and while Martavis Bryant is the rookie getting most of the scrutiny in Pittsburgh, Wheaton is entrenched as the starter opposite Antonio Brown.
"He's a young guy people don't know about yet," Ben Roethlisberger said last week. "He hasn't earned that respect, which is probably rightfully so, because he hasn't done much. But I'm excited for him because I think he's going to surprise a lot of people." To be fair, the only reason people don't know anything about Wheaton is because we have such short memories.